Defense attorney Cheryl Coleman said inconsistencies in the witness accounts, poor lighting conditions on the night of the shooting and a lack of physical evidence "creates more than reasonable doubt."

Coleman also claimed one prosecution witness "perjured herself" for claiming a streetlight illuminated Lanier, when records showed the entire block had suffered a power outage that night.

At one point during her remarks, Coleman mockingly donned a headlamp in an effort to stress how dark it was at the time of the shooting.

She removed it after a juror complained aloud that the bright light was "annoying."

Police testified they had recovered six 9-mm shell casings and a few bullet fragments from the scene, but none yielded any fingerprint or DNA evidence.

"It was a dead end," Shanley admitted, urging jurors instead to "listen to the eye witnesses' testimony and make a judgment for yourself."

Lanier is facing attempted second-degree murder, assault and weapons possession charges and could receive up to 25 years behind bars if convicted.